Re: kernel compile error in bootsplash.c

[Alessandro Suardi]

On 8/27/05, J. B. <ierland@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> if got it from
>  ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.10.tar.bz2
> and applied some patches

The problem resides in the "some patches" then - as Randy said,
 bootsplash.c isn't in kernel.org kernels.

> > ----------------------------------------
> > From: Randy.Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sat Aug 27 20:34:27 CEST 2005
> > To: J. B. <ierland@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: kernel compile error in bootsplash.c
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:53:35 +0200 (CEST) J. B. wrote:
> >
> > > I try to compile a 2.6.10 kernel but it stops with an error
> > > in bootsplash.c. I have everything set in my .config file in /usr/src/linux for bootsplash support.
> > >
> > > Anybody an idea. Where should i start to look? I am a newbie in kernel world
> >
> > This is in a vendor kernel, right?
> > So please take it up with that vendor.
> >
> > Kernels from kernel.org don't contain drivers/video/bootsplash/*
> >
> >
> > > in file included from drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:18:
> > > include/linux/fb.h:869: error: array type has incomplete element type
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:37: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:38: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:39: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:40: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:41: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:42: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:43: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:44: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:45: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:46: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:47: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:48: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:49: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:50: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:52: warning: pointer targets in initialization differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_verbose':
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:572: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:572: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 2 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_prepare':
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:642: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_write_proc':
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:788: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'boxit' differ in signedness
> > > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:789: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'boxit' differ in signedness
> > > make[5]: *** [drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.o] Error 1
> > > make[4]: *** [drivers/video/bootsplash] Error 2
> > > make[3]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
> > > make[2]: *** [drivers] Error 2
> > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10'
> > > make[1]: *** [stamp-build] Error 2
> > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10'
> > > make: *** [stamp-buildpackage] Error 2

--alessandro

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